The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #146136 Message #3385367
Posted By: olddude
02-Aug-12 - 08:30 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Olympic Games
Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
you folks have to remember, China and several others have state sponsored training etc. The US and Canada and a host of others athletes pay for their own training. I think it makes a difference if you have access to anything anytime. The little girl Missy Franklin has only 1 swim coach for 10 years and she is only 17 ... It is the High School Coach from Aurora Colorado, her school. She has won a couple gold metals so far and more to follow. She and her parents turned down any corporate sponsors because she would not be eligible to swim on her high school team if she accepted. She trained in her HS school before and after school ...
Now as great as she is, it would make me wonder what she would achieve if she was in one of the China State Athlete training factories huh. Maybe more great or maybe less great dunno